YES. YES I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. I knew I would like this. It’s spicy sesame peanut noodles over lettuce. How could it go wrong? This is one of the first recipes I tabbed to make when I did my initial look-through of Isa Does It. While I knew I’d like the salad on its own, I really wanted to make sure I had a substantial dinner, so I included the Sesame Tofu, cut into strips. It was wonderful all together.
Initial thoughts – salad: The dressing was spicy and peanutty and so good. The noodles were cooked just right, although I did have to cook them about a minute longer than the box told me to. I loved the radishes and cucumbers. I had a hard time incorporating lettuce into every bite, but I think it’s just because my lettuce chunks were too big. This was SO GOOD as leftovers for lunch the next day, too. I kept the lettuce separate until I was ready to eat, and I think that was a good idea.
Initial thoughts – tofu: Kinda boring all on its own, initially. I cooked it in slabs . . . .
and then cut it into strips for the salad. As it sat and cooled down it got more and more delicious. I liked the really cooked edges more than the centers, so I think I’ll cut the tofu into smaller pieces when I make this again. This is a really simple recipe (3 ingredients!), so it’s totally worth making to throw into or on top of another recipe. It does use the broiler, which is always a pain in the butt for me because i store an extra broiling pan in the broiler and then forget to take it out before I heat it up, and then what the hell do I do with this 500 degree metal pan? I wouldn’t make it to eat on it’s own, I don’t think, but it’s perfect for a salad or sandwich.
Would I make it again (both): Hell yes. For the salad, smaller lettuce pieces. For the tofu, I’d just cut it smaller before I broiled it.
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